Huddersfield vs Leyton Orient Predictions

• Leyton Orient have won seven of their last nine league fixtures, including each of the last five
• Huddersfield have lost 11 of their last 14 matches in League One
• Orient have scored exactly three goals in two of their last three away games

Orient steaming towards the finish line

Only Stockport have taken more points from their last six League One matches than Leyton Orient, and we predict another victory for the East London outfit in their final regular-season fixture of the campaign.

Orient have been finishing the season like a train, and they start the final weekend of matches in sixth spot and a playoff spot in their own hands.

Victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium would guarantee an extension to the O’s campaign but even a draw would be enough should seventh-placed Reading fail to win at home to Barnsley.

But Leyton Orient can take the Royals out of the equation by winning this contest in a high-scoring affair.

Orient have won seven of their last nine league matches, including each of their last five, to power their way into the top six, and they couldn’t have asked for a much better final fixture.

Huddersfield at one time looked like prime playoff candidates as they reached a lofty fourth place, but their form has fallen off a cliff and they are left with nothing to play for but pride.

The Terriers lost their bite at the wrong time and they have whimpered their way to the finish with three wins in their last 14 matches.

The other 11 were defeats, and our prediction is for a 3-1 loss on Saturday.

Leyton Orient have scored exactly three goals in two of their last away outings, but a home goal can’t be ruled out, as Huddersfield have scored in four of their last six outings and will take to the field in their final fixture of the season free of any pressure.